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US President Barack Obama says the US Army Corps of Engineers is investigating possibly rerouting the Dakota Access Pipeline to address the concerns of Native Americans and environmentalists who say it will contaminate the important Missouri River if it leaks.

Good Morning Australia!! - A stunning rebuke that might shift African politics - China unveils its new fighter jet to compete with the F-35 - Trouble for America in a new poll - Baby pandas! - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

The Morton County Sheriff in North Dakota is defending the use of what protesters have described as dog kennel-like holding cells, after an increasing in tensions between cops and private security, and the coalition of Indigenous groups and environmentalists opposing the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Japan's three largest shipping companies plan to combat the global slump in the container business by combining their their container-shipping operations, creating the world's sixth-largest competitor in the process.

Good Morning Australia!! - Officials line up to condemn the US FBI director for politicizing his office - What made Delhi's air turn extra-chunky? - "Sweden's Schindler" will finally rest in peace - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

Six weeks after proudly hawking his self-driving car gadgetry at an influential San Francisco tech show, the CEO of a Silicon Valley start-up abruptly cancelled its flagship product.

A new report from UNICEF says two billion children around the world breathe toxic air on a daily basis.  Of that number, 300 million kids are exposed to pollution levels more than six times higher that standards set by the World Health Organization.

Despite thousands of Aussies claiming they suffer or suffered for Lyme Disease, there's no evidence it exists Down Under and the bacteria behind it does not exist in local animals or ticks, which infect humans through their bites.

Good Morning Australia!! - A fourth major earthquake in weeks has shaken Italy and caused new damage - The US FBI chief was warned not to screw around with politics - Arrests, after a president can't explain where he got all that cash - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

Hello Australia!! - Hillary demands the FBI explain itself - Yemen's exiled leader rejects peace - Officials were warned that a bridge might collapse jsut hours before it crushed a driver - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

Hello Australia!! - No, the FBI ISN'T reopening the investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails, the US corporate media got punked again - Russia loses its Human Rights cred - Fire ravages a crowded airplane while scores of passengers abandon ship - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

A major international agreement reached in Australia is creating the world's largest marine park in the South Ocean, where no fishing or only strictly restricted research fishing will be allowed.  The idea is to protect young fish in the world's last unspoiled ecosystem.

A consortium of Australia's biggest graziers is dropping its bid for the S. Kidman and Company cattle empire after mining magante Gina Rinehart's joint venture with Chinese interests the largest bidder, Australian Outback Beef, upped its bid by a half million dollars.

Good Morning Australia!! - NATO sends a message to Putin - Police move in on water defenders opposing a loathed oil pipeline - Iraqi troops locate a preview of Islamic State's tunnel network - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

South Korean prosecutors set up a task forced to investigation into alleged influence-peddling by a close confidante of President Park Geun-Hye.

Calling it a "national tragedy", the government will ask the Australian Law Reform Commission to examine why Indigenous Australians are jailed at a higher rate than other groups.

Good Morning Australia!! - Italy is jolted by a pair of earthquakes - "The Jungle" is no more - African nations are leaving the "International Caucasian Court" - Attacking Zika with Trojan Mosquitoes - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

The Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO's State of the Climate report says extreme heat events have increased in duration, frequency and intensity in large swaths of Australia.

Investigators say the private security goons who were caught on video siccing dogs on peaceful Indigenous American protesters trying to stop an oil pipeline were not licensed to perform any such duties.

Japan and its whaling allies have sunk hopes to create a South Atlantic sanctuary for whales that environmentalists say are endangered by hunting.